Special Stitch:
Cluster -Make a dc within one step of finishing (2 loops left on hook). Repeat (3 loops left on hook), repeat (4 loops left on hook. YO, pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Instructions:
Round 1: Magic Ring. Inside the ring, ch 3. Make a dc within one step of finishing (2 loops left on hook). Repeat (3 loops left on hook). YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook. Ch 2. *Cluster, ch 2. Repeat from * two times. Pull ring tight. Sl st to top ch of ch 3. Sl st in next st, sl st in ch-2 sp. (4 clusters)

Round 2: Ch 3. In ch-2 sp, make a dc within one step of finishing (2 loops left on hook). Repeat (3 loops left on hook). YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook. Ch 2. In same sp, cluster, ch 2. *In the next ch-2 sp, cluster, ch 2.; cluster ch 2. Repeat from * in each ch-2 sp. Sl st to top ch of ch 3. Sl st in next st, sl st in ch-2 sp. (8 clusters)

Round 3: Ch 3. In ch-2 sp, make a dc within one step of finishing (2 loops left on hook). Repeat (3 loops left on hook). YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook. Ch 2. In same sp, cluster, ch 2. *In the next ch-2 sp, cluster, ch 2. In next ch-2 sp, [cluster, ch 2; cluster, ch 2.] Repeat from * around. (End on a single cluster in the sp.) Sl st to top ch of ch 3. Sl st in next st, sl st in ch-2 sp. (12 clusters)

Round 4-6: Ch 3. Make a dc within one step of finishing (2 loops left on hook). Repeat (3 loops left on hook). YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook. Ch 2. *In the next ch-2 sp, Cluster, ch 2. Repeat from * in each ch-2 sp. Sl st to top ch of ch 3. Sl st in next st, sl st in ch-2 sp. (12 clusters)

17 comments:

I recently made this while flying and found the top to be easy and stretchy. When it came to the bottom stitches, although I thought I was doing them loosely, they are not as loose as I would want to allow any stretching. I have never really found the cotton yarn to be very stretchy so I guess making this "Loosely" really does mean "really loosely".

This is a darling little hat for preemies...so much cuter than some of the plain ones that were given to our two little ones while in the NICU. Not that I take the gift for granted but this little hat would really put a smile on someone's face and I will be making some this fall to take to the hosp to donate. Thanks for sharing this! Diane

Keep increasing as you would a normal hat (so it would be increase every second, then increase every third and so on) until you get the width and then stop and just do one cluster in each. This page has saved my life when it comes to hats ;) - http://crochetincolor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/trying-to-customize-hat-sizes.html

This is such a beautiful hat, but it's so difficult to understand. Im a beginner (I know this pattern is meant for intermediates, but all beginner patterns are ugly) I'd love it if you had some easier-to-follow instructions available? I'm bored of the ugly/plain designs, but I'm trying to teach myself as my grandmother passed away before she could teach me. I cant even get halfway through round 1. Thanks

Hi! In your explanation of the special stitch cluster, you wrote that you have to repeat until you have 4 loops on the hook, then finish... but in you pattern you only go till there's 3 loops on the hook... which one is good?

Within the pattern is the explanation for the modified cluster stitch to start off each row - which only has 3 loops because the ch-3 make up the "4th loop" of the cluster stitch. For all the other cluster stitches in the round, go with the explanation at the top of the pattern.

I love your pattern. My office has a fine arts club were we made hats for the premier at our local hospitals. May I made copies of your pattern to share the group as theses hats are beautiful hats sweet little ones.

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